Description
- Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- * Subjects must be ≥30 and ≤75 years of age;
- * Subjects must provide informed consent prior to study procedures;
Exclusion Criteria:
- * History of CAD, including:
- * Prior abnormal myocardial perfusion study
- * History of MI
- * History of angina
- * Coronary artery obstruction \>50% on CTA and/or angiography
- * Left ventricular ejection fraction \<50%
- * Any relative or absolute contraindication to adenosine stress, including:
- * 2nd or 3rd degree heart block
- * Bradycardia (HR\<50 bpm)
- * Recent acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
- * Unstable angina
- * Severe heart failure (left ventricular ejection fraction \<15%)
- * Ventricular arrhythmia
- * Severe asthma and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- * Baseline hypotension defined as systolic blood pressure \< 90 mmHg
- * Caffeine intake within 24 hours prior to imaging
- * Current use of theophylline, dipyridamole, or carbamazepine
- * Allergy or intolerance to adenosine
- * Positive serum and/or urine pregnancy test, or lactating, or possibility of pregnancy cannot be ruled out prior to dosing;
- Subjects with CAD:
- Inclusion criteria
- * Subjects must be ≥30 and ≤75 years of age;
- * Subjects must provide informed consent prior to study procedures;
- * Abnormal myocardial perfusion study within the past 12 months
- Exclusion criteria
- * Revascularization (percutaneous coronary intervention and/or coronary artery bypass) following last myocardial perfusion study
- * Acute coronary syndrome within 30 days
- * Left ventricular ejection fraction \<50%
- * Any relative or absolute contraindication to adenosine stress, including:
- * 2nd or 3rd degree heart block
- * Bradycardia (HR\<50 bpm)
- * Recent acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
- * Unstable angina
- * Severe heart failure (left ventricular ejection fraction \<15%)
- * Ventricular arrhythmia
- * Severe asthma and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- * Baseline hypotension defined as systolic blood pressure \< 90 mmHg
- * Caffeine intake within 24 hours prior to imaging
- * Current use of theophylline, dipyridamole, or carbamazepine
- * Allergy or intolerance to adenosine
- * Any clinically significant acute or unstable physical or psychological disease, judged by the investigators, to be incompatible with the study;
- * Radiation exposure exceeds current Radiology Department guidelines (i.e. 50 mSv in the prior 12 months);
- * Female participants only: Positive serum and/or urine pregnancy test, or lactating, or possibility of pregnancy cannot be ruled out prior to dosing;
- * Inability to provide written informed consent;
Ages Eligible for Study:
30 Years to 75 Years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes